Tube and Pipe Run: Elbow Schedule does not match Pipe Schedule

[cweldonTZWSS]

I am creating custom pipe and fittings that include the weld end preparations so we don't have to manually bevel every edge after placing a tube and pipe run. I have authored the pipe per the following screenshots:

And I have authored the elbow per the following screenshots:

When I place individual parts from content center, my prompt boxes give me all the options I want: 

And when I create the Tube and Pipe Style, I do the following:

But somehow still end up with this result:

Why doesn't Tube and Pipe run correctly match the schedule of the elbow to the pipe?

[gcooper79]

Hi,

It looks like you have two options for both the pipe and the elbow (1 & 0).  From your screenshots, it looks like your pipe is set to 0 as default, and the elbow you set as 1.  It may have something to do with that.

[cweldonTZWSS]

That option is a Boolean variable that suppresses the chamfer features. Since the pipe run is placing both parts chamfered, I don't think that would be the issue.

[gcooper79]

Sorry if I'm picking this up wrong but it looks like you are using a 6"NB sch. 40 pipe and a 6"NB sch.10s elbow - is that correct?  I can see from the screenshot that the chamfer has been performed however there is a difference in size due to the different wall thicknesses.

[cweldonTZWSS]

That is the issue. I have specified sch. 40 in the pipe run style and pointed it towards sch. 40 elbows, but it is still generating s10 elbows in the run. Why?

[gcooper79]

I’ve experienced a similar issue before.  It happened because I picked the elbow family rather than the schedule specific elbow in the expanded list below.

when i picked the family, t&p would randomly change the elbows to the first schedule listed in the family.  Since i started selecting the schedule instance instead, I’ve never had the issue again.

[A.Acheson]

Hi @cweldonTZWSS 

@gcooper79 is correct the elbows don't follow the sch of the pipe. You must manually select the correct elbow via the stocknumber. I guess this is for customization purposes.